Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria - Quiz
Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria
  • 1. Who was the King of the Belgians in relation to Queen Victoria?
A) Half-nephew
B) Double first cousin twice removed
C) First cousin once removed
D) First cousin
  • 2. Which relative was the Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg to the late Queen?
A) First cousin twice removed
B) Half-great-nephew
C) First cousin
D) Half-nephew
  • 3. Who represented the King of Saxony at the funeral?
A) Prince Arnulf of Bavaria
B) The Duke of Saxony
C) The Duke of Aosta
D) The King of the Belgians
  • 4. What relation was Count Edward Gleichen to the late Queen?
A) First cousin twice removed
B) Half-nephew
C) First cousin
D) Half-great-nephew
  • 5. Who represented the Austrian Emperor at the funeral?
A) Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
B) The King of the Hellenes
C) Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfik
D) The Duke of Aosta
  • 6. Who represented the King of Italy?
A) The Crown Prince of Siam
B) The King of Portugal
C) The Duke of Saxony
D) The Duke of Aosta
  • 7. Who represented the Russian Emperor?
A) The Crown Prince of Sweden and Norway
B) Prince Ernst of Saxe-Altenburg
C) Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia
D) The Prince of Hohenzollern
  • 8. Who represented the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan?
A) The Thakore Sahib of Morvi
B) The Crown Prince of Siam
C) Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfik
D) The Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
  • 9. What was the relationship of Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to the late Queen?
A) Half-nephew
B) Double first cousin twice removed
C) First cousin
D) First cousin once removed
  • 10. Who represented the King of Württemberg?
A) The Prince of Hohenzollern
B) Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar
C) Duke Robert of Württemberg
D) Prince Arnulf of Bavaria
  • 11. Who represented the King of Denmark?
A) The Crown Prince of Denmark
B) The Crown Prince of Sweden and Norway
C) The Crown Prince of Siam
D) The King of the Hellenes
  • 12. What relation was Prince Leopold Clement of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to the late Queen?
A) First cousin once removed
B) First cousin twice removed
C) Half-great-nephew
D) Double first cousin twice removed
  • 13. Who represented the Prince Regent of Bavaria?
A) The Prince of Hohenzollern
B) The Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
C) Prince Ernst of Saxe-Altenburg
D) Prince Arnulf of Bavaria
  • 14. Who represented the King of Siam?
A) The Crown Prince of Sweden and Norway
B) The Crown Prince of Denmark
C) Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfik
D) The Crown Prince of Siam
  • 15. What is the relationship between The King of the United Kingdom and the late Queen Victoria?
A) Husband
B) Grandson
C) Son
D) Brother
  • 16. How was the German Emperor related to Queen Victoria?
A) Great-grandson
B) Son
C) Grandson
D) Nephew
  • 17. What relation was Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife to Queen Victoria?
A) Daughter
B) Great-granddaughter
C) Niece
D) Granddaughter
  • 18. What was the relationship between The Crown Prince of Romania and Queen Victoria?
A) Grandson-in-law
B) Great-grandson
C) Grandson
D) Son-in-law
  • 19. On what day of the week was Queen Victoria's funeral service held?
A) Friday
B) Sunday
C) Saturday
D) Monday
  • 20. Where was Queen Victoria's funeral service held?
A) Westminster Abbey
B) St George's Chapel
C) Frogmore Mausoleum
D) St Paul's Cathedral
  • 21. What prayer did Charles Gounod contribute to the service?
A) The Lord's Prayer in Latin
B) Psalm 15
C) The Sevenfold Amen
D) Man that is born
  • 22. Why was the traditional 'Dead March' from Saul not played at the funeral?
A) It was too long
B) Victoria disliked Handel's music
C) The organist could not play it
D) It was reserved for the interment
  • 23. Which composer's funeral march was actually played instead of Handel's?
A) Johann Heinrich Walch
B) Henry Purcell
C) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
D) Ludwig van Beethoven
  • 24. How long did Queen Victoria's body lie in state at St George's Chapel?
A) Two days
B) Three days
C) One day
D) One week
  • 25. Where was Queen Victoria finally interred?
A) Windsor Castle
B) St George's Chapel
C) Westminster Abbey
D) Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore
  • 26. What music did the pipers play during the final part of the journey to the mausoleum?
A) Psalm 15
B) The Sevenfold Amen
C) How blest are they
D) The Black Watch Dead March
  • 27. Who sculpted the tomb effigy of Queen Victoria?
A) Sir John Stainer
B) Baron Carlo Marochetti
C) Sir Arthur Sullivan
D) Henry Purcell
  • 28. In what year was the tomb effigy of Queen Victoria finally installed?
A) 1900
B) 1861
C) 1901
D) 1899
  • 29. Which composer wrote the anthem 'The face of death' used at the interment?
A) Sir Arthur Sullivan
B) William Croft
C) Sir John Stainer
D) Thomas Tallis
  • 30. At what age did Queen Victoria die?
A) 78
B) 84
C) 87
D) 81
  • 31. Where did Queen Victoria die?
A) Kensington Palace
B) Windsor Castle
C) Osborne House
D) Buckingham Palace
  • 32. What color was the dress Queen Victoria was buried in?
A) Silver
B) Black
C) Purple
D) White
  • 33. Whose dressing gown was placed by Victoria's side in the coffin?
A) Edward VII
B) Prince Arthur
C) John Brown
D) Albert
  • 34. Who served as pallbearers at Victoria's funeral?
A) Dukes
B) Princes
C) Military Generals
D) Equerries
  • 35. How was the coffin conveyed for the first time in a royal funeral?
A) By pallbearers
B) By automobile
C) By horse-drawn hearse
D) By gun carriage
  • 36. What was the name of the ship that carried Victoria's body from Cowes?
A) HMS Excellent
B) HMY Victoria
C) HMY Alberta
D) HMY Windsor
  • 37. What animals were used to pull the gun carriage through London?
A) Black horses
B) Sailors
C) Cream horses
D) Bay horses
  • 38. Who ended up pulling the gun carriage at Windsor?
A) Sailors
B) The Royal Horse Artillery
C) The royal family
D) Dukes
  • 39. Which foreign leader was in attendance at the funeral?
A) The King of Spain
B) Wilhelm II
C) The Tsar of Russia
D) The President of France
  • 40. How long had it been since the last burial of a monarch at the time of Victoria's death?
A) 25 years
B) 64 years
C) 40 years
D) 50 years
  • 41. Where was the only London event held regarding the funeral?
A) Westminster Hall
B) Buckingham Palace
C) The Tower of London
D) Between railway stations
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